Red Cross work and historic highlights in Lawrence news
Reports show the Douglas county Red Cross delivering extensive peace time services. Historic Highlights lists milestones from 1776 to 1918 in a Theodore Roosevelt post booklet. A 100 million dollar drop in U S exports to Canada is blamed on campaigns favoring goods made in Canada. Lawrence Odd Fellows seek civic support for next year’s Grand Lodge. University enrollment rises, signaling education as a necessity.
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Aste Lished
Journal-World
Red Gots
United
Canada
le Empire
Uncle San
Citzens
United States
Lawrence Odd Fellows
Lawrence
Grand Ledge
Kansas
Sultan of Sulu Exposes Afloat Polity And Prohibitions
A Manila column profiles the Sultan of Sulu as a curious ruler in a distant island realm. The article notes scattered wives, four legally, and the Probanimedan church ties. It mentions General Wood and earlier Roosevelt era visits, painting a portrait of governance across oceans.
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Wood
Roosevelt
Washington
United States
Sam
Ulu
God
Jolo
Wen
Probanimedan
Tolo
Neas
Soviet scheme to electrify Russia and peasants meals
A satirical note contrasts Soviet engineers plan to electrify the country with peasants needing candle light and scarce meals. It also cites the Fatty Arbuckle case to illustrate how a thin space separates audience from man slaughter in public perception.
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Russia
Lawrence News Roundup From 1896 Details
Twenty five years ago in Lawrence reports note the birth of a 12 pound boy to the Cohns and a Pi chi fraternity reception hosted by Mrs Paul R Brooks. Four girls pledged this year and a good roads meeting is planned at the Lawrence courthouse. University enrollment shows 600 students this morning, up from 551 last year, Sibley fair set to begin, and the city fire engine pumped a cistern at the University.
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Paul R. Brooks
Pichi
Baldwin
Lawrence
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University
Sibley Fair
Tomorow
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The
School dental clinics in 286 U.S. towns
Lawrence is among 286 U.S. towns with school linked dental clinics. A Education Bureau questionnaire shows 84 cities in Massachusetts, 28 in New York, 21 in New Jersey, 13 in Illinois, and smaller counts in Michigan Ohio Wisconsin Indiana Pennsylvania California Rhode Island and other states, funded mainly by boards of education health departments and Red Cross or private gifts.
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Red Cross
Massachusetts
New York State
New Jersey
Michigan
Ohio
Wisconsin
Indiana
Pennsylvania
California
Rhode Island
Picnic Plans at Woodland Park During Douglas County Fair
The Journal-World announces a picnic at Woodland Park next Friday during the Douglas county fair. Dining begins at six o clock so programs can finish before dark. Families may group their baskets at the general table or with the cafeteria setup. The World company provides ice cream and coffee.
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Journal-World
Woodland Park
Douglas County
The
World Company
One Acre Farm Yields Money From Bees And Chickens
Omaha report details Anthony Jahnson’s one acre farm near the city outskirts. After ten years of careful bee and chicken development, he claims to have solved the land needed to sustain a family with an average living standard. He notes past failures, steady progress, and the value of knowledge, system, and persistence. The narrative weaves in unrelated political vignettes about famine and a Paris wedding scene.
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Neb
Anthony Jahnson
Mr. Johnson
Johnson
Kansas normal teaching staffs meet pre war levels
Kansas school officials report reopening with normal teaching staffs and no shortage. Superintendent and principal ranks are near full, with the Kansas Teachers' Placement Bureau listing 660 vacancies and 150 positions filled. Minimum salaries span Kansas city classes for senior high, junior high, and elementary teachers.
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Kansas
Frank L. Pinet
Kansas State Teachers’ Association
Pinet
Kansas Teachers’ Placement
Burreau
Finet
Bureau of School Service
University of Kansas
O’brien
Allied premiers draw pictures during Pat Supreme Council meeting
In Paris on September 8 the waiting leaders filled time by sketching on scraps of paper. Lloyd George drew a yak leaf inspired by Marshal Fochs uniform while interpreters translated speeches. Lord Curzons drawing reportedly resembled a geographical map with the claimed country.
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Paris
Supreme Council
Pat
Halian
Loyd George
Marshall Foch
Lord Curzon
Name Not Given in Chicago Egyptology Finding
Sept 15 report from Chicare notes mummy misperceptions. The sunmased right hand of the Pharaohs daughter who saved Moses is now said to be willed to an Illinois college. The Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago states the daughter’s name is unknown to history. Dr. T George Allen cites gaps in Egyptian and Hebrew records on the Pharaoh of the oppression.
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Chicare
Tetenen
Phareah
Moses
Ilingis College
Oriental Institute
University of Chicago
T. George Allen
Institute
Pharaioh
Fined for Drunkenness and Jail as Court Moves On
In police court E Moranville paid a $25 fine for drunkenness but failed to remit, leading to jail time. E Kek forfeited a $50 bond for appearance, then reappeared after court. Macedes Wright faces trial for fighting a rival woman, held in city jail on a $100 bond with a hearing slated tomorrow.
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E. Moranville
E.kek
Fek
Macedes Wright
Rand
William Barrett
Local Legion Officer Enrolled at Lawrence Business College
W Civeer, commander of the W GC Dwyer post of the American Legion at Edgerton, is enrolled in Lawrence Business College. The piece mentions Greer as a former Legion member in 1919, the year the post was organized, alongside various local ads and notices about services and products.
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Business College
W. C. Civeer
W. GC. Dwyer
American Legion
Edgerton
Lawrence Business College
Greer
Legion
Lawrence News Roundup Highlights Housing, Schools, Events
In Lawrence notes, 200 families were turned away due to housing shortages, and enrollment at Kansas State Normal in Emporia rose 37 percent. Marriage licenses were issued in Kansas City Kansas, and local officials reported lighting, rail freight, and staffing issues. Officers detained Neal Gaumer on a bad check charge after recent travel.
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Clite Hosford
Teld
Rotary Club
Lawrence
Kansas State Normal School
Emporia
Neal Gaumer
Will Johns
Ralph Lawrence
Gaumer
Oklhoma
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George Drirkley
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Hart Schaffner & Marx
Peckham’s
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Women’s Department
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Clyde Johnson
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Musical Bulletin
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Horlick
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Bell’s Flower Shop
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